Barry Miles Livres

Formidable plongée dans les riches heures de la culture underground.Londres. Fin de la deuxième guerre mondiale. Tout est à reconstruire. Et tout semble désormais possible. Dans les ruines encore fumantes laissées par le Blitz, écrivains excentriques, peintres bohêmes et artistes fêtards définissent alors les contours d’une avant-garde créative et libertaire, en pleine ébullition. Des premiers clubs du West End aux boutiques branchées de Carnaby Street, des Teddy Boys en cuir noir des fifties aux nouveaux romantiques des années 80, des premiers magazines de la Free Press aux fanzines punks, des light shows de Pink Floyd à l’UFO aux performances de Throbbing Gristle, Londres va s’imposer durant près de quarante ans comme la capitale d’une foisonnante et bruyante contre-culture.Ce livre de référence, extrêmement documenté, où l’on croise Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Colin McInnes, Ronnie Scott, Mary Quant, Syd Barrett, John Lennon, William Burroughs, David Hockney, Soft Machine, Pete Townshend, Mick Jagger, David Cooper, Gilbert et George, les Sex Pistols, Clash, Michael Moorcock, J.G. Ballard ou Boy George, raconte cette folle aventure, et témoigne non seulement de l’immense énergie d’une époque, mais aussi de l’incroyable vitalité de son épicentre, Londres.

The life story of the literary icon Time magazine called the "laureate of American low-life" In this definitive biography celebrated Beat historian Barry Miles turns his attention to the exploits of the hard-drinking, belligerent wild man of literature. Having spoken with people close to Bukowski, he offers a full examination of Bukowski's extensive writings, which chronicled the seedy underside of the city in which he spent most of his life, Los Angeles. Miles discusses his influences and writing life. Bukowski's heroes were the panhandlers, hustlers, drunks, and hookers; his beat the racetracks and strip joints; and his inspiration a series of dead-end jobs in warehouses, offices, and factories. It was in the evenings that he would put on a classical record, open a beer, and begin to type. Brought up by a violent father, Bukowski suffered childhood beatings before developing horrific acne and withdrawing into a moody adolescence. Much of his young life epitomized the style of the Beat generation--riding Greyhound buses, bumming around, and drinking himself into a stupor. During his lifetime he published more than 45 books of poetry and prose, including the novels Post Office, Factotum, Women, and Pulp. His novels sold millions of copies worldwide in dozens of languages.

Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant and enduring position in American literature. Following Ginsberg's death in 1997, Barry Miles has drawn on both his long friendship with the poet and on Ginsberg's journals and correspondence to produce an immensely readable account of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary poets.

This authorized biography of Paul McCartney features exclusive interviews and access to his archives, detailing his life from becoming public at 21, the rise and fall of The Beatles, and the essence of Swinging London.

Full of insightful quotes from the Fab Four, their friends, and family. Fully illustrated throughout.

A definitive, authorized portrait of Paul McCartney draws on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews and access to personal archives to chronicle the private life and successful career of one of the world's most famous musicians, the world of the Beatles, his partnership with John Lennon, and more.

This small format version of a milestone book is an astonishingly detailed chronology of gigs, venues, quotes and memorable dates relating to The Beatles. Uncovering the quarrels, the sex and the drugs, as well as the personal triumphs, The Beatles Diary is simply the most revealing personal history of the group ever published. Features hundreds of photographs.

In the early 1960s, Barry Miles attended art school in Cheltenham and later managed the Beatles' Apple label while living in New York's Chelsea Hotel. This memoir recounts his experiences during this transformative period and features portraits of notable figures like Allan Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Charles Olson.

Now available once again after being out of print for several years, the David Bowie Black Book remains one of the most elegant books about the iconic superstar ever to have been published.

Based upon extensive research, this biography paints a new portrait of William S. Burroughs, making him real to the reader and showing how he was perceived by his contemporaries in all his guises - from icily distant to voluble drunk. It shows how his writing was very much influenced by his life situation and by the people he met on his travels around America and Europe.